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RHEL 8 must restrict privilege elevation to authorized personnel.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-237641 | RHEL-08-010382 | SV-237641r646893_rule | Medium |
| Description |
|---|
| The sudo command allows a user to execute programs with elevated (administrator) privileges. It prompts the user for their password and confirms your request to execute a command by checking a file, called sudoers. If the "sudoers" file is not configured correctly, any user defined on the system can initiate privileged actions on the target system. |
| STIG | Date |
|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-09-11 |
Details
| Check Text ( C-40860r646891_chk ) |
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| Verify the "sudoers" file restricts sudo access to authorized personnel. $ sudo grep -iw 'ALL' /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/* If the either of the following entries are returned, this is a finding: ALL ALL=(ALL) ALL ALL ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL |
| Fix Text (F-40823r646892_fix) |
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| Remove the following entries from the sudoers file: ALL ALL=(ALL) ALL ALL ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL |